Concept of an Atom. From Democritus to John Dalton

Author:

McDonnell, John

Year:

1992

Pages:

144

ISBN:

0-7734-9649-1978-0-7734-9649-1

Price:

139.95

This is an investigation into the ages long discussion about whether primary indivisible bodies exist, from Democritus in the fifth century BC, to John Dalton in 1802. Investigates Aristotle's opposition to the first and whether the Democritean atom is the same as the Daltonian atom.